Cessna 172 N424BC

Summary

On 4 August 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N424BC, operated by Pikeside Flying Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Bayse, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 August 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bayse, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Sky Bryce (VG18)

Coordinates

38.8153, -78.7708

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N424BC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Pikeside Flying Club Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bayse → Martinsburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA486

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the initial climb, once the airplane was above the tree line, he felt as though it encountered "a strong quartering tailwind." The stall warning horn sounded, and the airplane began to descend to the left. He was able to lower the airplane's nose, and the airplane touched down in the grass area that outlined the left side of the runway surface and then bounced. He cut the engine's power, and the airplane touched down again on the nosewheel and the left main landing gear. The pilot applied right rudder, and he was able to steer the airplane onto the runway and stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.